Organic farming or agriculture is a systems approach to production that is working towards environmentally, socially and economically sustainable production. Organic produce contains fewer pesticides or none. Thus, it’s better for the environment, even more do for health-related reasons. In 2014 a meta-analysis in British Journal of Nutrition found that, organic crops were 48% less likely to test positive for cadmium, a toxic heavy metal that accumulates in the liver and kidneys.
Organic farming relies on ecological processes, biodiversity and cycles adapted to local conditions, rather than the use of inputs with adverse effects. For example, BonaOrganic heirloom rice varieties are healthier, grow taller and don’t need pesticides and weedicides and much fertiliser. When the traditional rice plants grow taller, the weeds get shorter and with no sunlight, they die. The modern/new varieties for are shorter and when grown, the weeds come up faster and the farmers must use the weedicides.
The basis for organic farming is actually very simple: “Allow nature to do what nature does best.”
Be organic and stay healthy.
